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Institution Faculty of Business Administration - Munich School of Management - Institute of Accounting and Auditing and Analysis (AAA)
Remuneration group TV-L E13
Full-time / Part-time Part-time (75%)
Start date As soon as possible
Application deadline 2025-05-31
About us:
Our highly motivated team, led by Prof. Dr. Thorsten Sellhorn, is based in the city of Munich. We are part of the transregional DFG project TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency and the Sustainability Reporting Navigator (SRN) team, and explore research questions related to financial and sustainability reporting:
- The SRN provides an open-science resource that enables firms, their stakeholders, and the general public to navigate the evolving field of sustainability reporting.
- The TRR 266 is a trans-regional Collaborative Research Center funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Our team of more than 100 dedicated researchers examines how accounting and sustainability reporting affect firm and regulatory transparency, and how regulation and transparency impact our economy and society. We help develop effective regulation for corporate transparency, and we ensure the transparency of our own research.
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We are looking for you:
Research and Teaching Assistant (PhD Candidate) in Financial and Sustainability Reporting (m/f/x)
in Munich
Your tasks and responsibilities:
- You will explore research questions related to financial and sustainability reporting - potentially including adjacent areas such as M& A, valuation, and auditing.
- In this area, you will focus on empirical work - including AI-based natural language processing approaches - related to corporate mandatory and voluntary reporting practices as well as the role of regulation and learning.
- As a teaching assistant, you will conduct tutorials in our Institute’s Bachelor- and Master-level courses as well as supervise students’ theses.
- As a research assistant, you will present your work at international conferences, aspire to publish in leading international journals, and actively support our Institute team.
Your qualifications:
- You have completed (or are near completion of) a Master’s degree in business administration, economics, or a related field of study - ideally specializing in accounting, finance, machine learning, and/or sustainability management.
- You have the skills and motivation to work in the above research fields.
- You have acquired empirical skills (ideally, including AI-based natural language processing approaches) as well as substantive expertise in accounting theory and practice, through either specialization in Bachelor's and/or Master's programs, topical and methodological theses, or relevant internships.
- You have very good analytical skills and English language skills, and are a reliable and helpful team player.
- An independent way of working and a high level of commitment are also welcome.
Benefits
- Your workplace is centrally located in Munich at LMU’s main campus, right next to the Englischer Garten. Our accounting and taxation cluster works internationally in an open and cooperative atmosphere.
- Our research in the fields of financial and sustainability accounting and reporting, corporate governance and auditing, financial analysis, valuation, and taxation contributes evidence-based solutions to practical problems.
- This role offers intellectual stimulation and an opportunity to contribute as a member to the highly topical research agendas of the TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency and the Sustainability Reporting Navigator - allowing you to delve deep into new, exciting areas of expertise and to develop valuable research skills.
- We offer payment according to TV-L E 13. There is the possibility of partly working from home. Applications by women are welcome.
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People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.
Contact:
We look forward to receiving your application. Please send your documents as a single PDF file to Prof. Dr. Thorsten Sellhorn (sellhorn@lmu.de), with a copy to rwp@som.lmu.de (Melanie von Franckenstein) no later than 31.05.2025.
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